Vice Chairman Euisun Chung said, “I am very pleased to build Hyundai Motor’s fifth plant in Chongqing, the heart of mid-west China, where robust economic growth is taking place. We will utilize this plant as a means to establish a stronger market presence in western China, accelerating our plan to become a leading automaker in all regions of China.”

The new plant is a joint investment project of 1 billion USD between Hyundai Motor and Beijing Automotive Group. It will be a 293,000 square-meter facility, built on a 1.87 million square-meter site with annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles. Hyundai Motor plans to produce new C-segment model strategically developed for Chinese consumers and SUV model in Chonqing plant. The production will start in 2017.